Compact disc. Program notes (26 pages : portraits) in English included in container. Essential Voices USA, Judith Clurman, conductor ; Michael Slattery, tenor (track 4) ; Ron Raines, baritone (track 6) ; Bruce Ruben, baritone (track 9). Recorded in New York City at the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institue of Religion - Minnie Petrie Chapel, May 10, 2012 : American Academy of Arts and Letters, October 21, 2013 and February 6, 2014.
Contents:
Enosh / Louis Lewandowski ; adapted by Larry Hochman (4:20) -- Oseh shalom / Debbie Friedman ; arranged by Sally Lamb McCune (5:10) -- Set me as a seal / Nico Muhly (4:18) -- V'erastich Li / Ben Steinberg (3:09) -- M'chalkeil chayim / Solomon Braslavsky (1:16) -- Songs of freedom: a celebration of Chanukah / arranged by Larry Hochman, Judith Clurman, Brian Stokes Mitchell (10:07) -- Tzadik katamar / Emanuel Kirschner ; arranged by Larry Hochman (3:01) -- Kadeish urchatz / Babylonian chant (0:57) -- Circle of life / Bruce Ruben ; arranged by Larry Hochman (7:01) -- Borukh ate zingt der tate / Solomon Golub ; arranged by Zalmen Mlotek (1:55) -- Al hanisim / Paul Schoenfield (3:51) -- Meditation (2:19) ; Shomeir yisraeil (6:15) / Larry Hochman -- Han'shama lach / Traditional melody, arranged by Judtih Clurman (0:50).
Summary:
In this recording, conductor Judith Clurman combines the expertise born of thirty years as a prominent conductor with memories of her own childhood in synagogue and her vast knowledge of Jewish themed music to capture the uniqueness of Jewish experience. The repertoire is divide into two categories: holidays and life cycle. The first marks the yearly cycle of events that remind Jews of their history and aspirations. The second sanctifies the moments of celebration and trials that define our lives: birth, coming of age, marriage, and death.
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